Running Configuration Assistant And Installation Assistant - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Installation Manual

Chapter 10
The Readme file contains the latest information to help you install your HP
NetServer LXr 8500.
Configuration Assistant
Configuration Assistant guides you through the steps necessary to configure the
HP NetServer. You can view configuration advisories at one step and change your
hardware if necessary.
HP Configuration Assistant and Installation Assistant guide you through the steps
necessary to configure the HP NetServer. Three methods of configuration are
available: Express, Custom, and Replicate.
HP Installation Assistant guides you through the NOS installation and configures
the NOS with the appropriate drivers for the HP-bundled configuration. If
Configuration Assistant detects that a newer version of the BIOS is available on
the HP Navigator CD-ROM it will prompt you to update the BIOS.
Before you run Configuration Assistant and Installation Assistant, you may need
to do one of the following items, using the Symbios (SCSI) Configuration Utility
and the Setup Utility (BIOS):
Verify or, if required, modify SCSI host adapter settings.
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Use the Symbios Configuration Utility, if required, to low-level format
SCSI disks or verify SCSI disk media.
Running Configuration Assistant and Installation
Assistant
Insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Turn the
power off, wait 10 seconds, and turn the power on again. If the system fails to
start, follow the instructions on the screen.
1. You may need to set the language, time, and date, when the HP NetServer
Navigator starts.
2. If this is true, follow the on screen instructions.
You can also change the language of the BIOS error messages by selecting
this in the Setup Utility (BIOS) or setting languages in User Preferences
and then flashing the BIOS.
3. Go to the HP NetServer Navigator main menu and select Configuration
Assistant and Installation Assistant.
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Configuring the HP NetServer